You want to determine the weldability of your materials with precision
What is weldability
The weldability of a material refers to its ability to be welded reliably, without major defects affecting its mechanical properties or durability. This criterion is fundamental in many industrial sectors - aerospace, automotive, defense, nuclear, medical devices - where assemblies must meet strict performance and safety requirements.
Why assess the weldability of a material?
Why is it essential to determine the weldability of your materials?
Optimise welding processes: identify the ideal welding parameters (temperature, speed, heat input) for each material.
Prevent defects: anticipate and avoid common problems such as hot or cold cracking, porosity, inclusions or insufficient mechanical strength.
Select the right materials: choose the materials best suited to your specific welding applications and constraints.
Ensuring compliance: meeting the most stringent industrial quality and safety standards.
Cut costs: reduce scrap, rework and production failures..
The FILAB laboratory can help you determine the weldability of your materials
Why choose FILAB to determine the weldability of your materials?
FILAB, a laboratory made up of experts in metallurgical analysis and welds expertise, offers you its analytical services to determine the weldability of your materials.
Thanks to its experience and state-of-the-art analytical equipment, the FILAB laboratory has a wide range of tools specific to the metallurgical sector, enabling it to provide the following services:
Characterization of surface before welding
Post welding chemical analysis
Expertise on assembly failure
Technical resources
Optical Microscope
Elemental analyzer
ICP-AES
FTIR
SEM-EDX
FAQ
We can analyse the weldability of a wide range of materials, including ferrous metals (carbon steels, stainless steels, alloy steels), non-ferrous metals (aluminium and its alloys, copper and its alloys, titanium and its alloys), as well as certain polymers and composite materials where welding techniques are applicable.
Our analysis can help prevent many defects, including :
- Hot cracking (during solidification of the weld bead)
- Cold cracking (after cooling, often linked to hydrogen)
- Porosity (gases trapped in the joint)
- Inclusions (foreign matter in the joint)
- Lack of fusion or penetration
- Fragility of the Thermally Affected Zone (TAZ)
- Excessive deformation
Characterization is essential for understanding the chemical composition, microstructure and mechanical properties of the base material prior to welding. This information is fundamental for predicting the behaviour of the material during and after welding, and for interpreting the results of weldability tests. For example, certain alloying elements can increase susceptibility to cracking.
Yes, in the event of assembly failure, our experts can carry out a complete failure analysis to identify the origin of the problem (contamination, poor preparation, parameterisation, material defect, etc.).
